A Romania F-16 serving with NATO’s Baltic Air Policing Mission, based out of Šiauliai, Lithuania, successfully intercepted and shot down an unidentified drone this morning over…
A Romania F-16 serving with NATO’s Baltic Air Policing Mission, based out of Šiauliai, Lithuania, successfully intercepted and shot down an unidentified drone this morning over Central Estonia, in the first such action by the…
Assessment
A Romanian F-16 assigned to NATO's Baltic Air Policing Mission shot down an unidentified drone over central Estonia this morning. This marks the first time the alliance has taken such action over the Baltic States. The incident raises immediate questions about the drone's origin and intent, and whether this signals a new phase in regional aerial security.